Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1134

Physical possession of a narcotic substance. A material fact. The trial court may infer whether it was for the purpose of - 316 - Criminal Law trafficking or otherwise. Its condition. Basing its finding on material that supports it. For that purpose, the court may sever the police inquiries and the statements of the officer who conducted them and find therein what justifies authorization to search. - The smallness or largeness of the quantity of narcotics. A relative matter. Subject to the trial court’s assessment. - The court’s omission to discuss the significance of the weight of the seized narcotics and what was stated in the police inquiries concerning the intent to traffic. Its implication. Their rejection. The prosecution’s argument in that regard. Factual. Impermissible before the Court of Cassation.